Venue hire
Have your next seminar, meeting or conference in one of our venues and let us take care of the catering.
In addition to our convention centres, we have regular teaching, learning and meeting spaces that can be booked or hired by anyone.
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Convention & conference spaces
Located in the heart of Melbourne's CBD, the City Flinders Convention Centre is close to transport, cafes, restaurants and accommodation. With spectacular city and river views, it is a perfect venue for business and social functions.
Phone: +61 3 9919 1326
Email: ccentre.city@vu.edu.au
The Sunshine Convention Centre is centrally located between the Melbourne CBD and Melbourne Airport, with easy access from the Western Ring Road.
Phone: +61 3 9919 7100
Email: ccentre.sunshine@vu.edu.au
Both venues are fully catered and licensed. From the smallest meeting to the largest banquet, we can advise and assist you with all of your catering requirements.
Meeting rooms & teaching spaces
Law facilities
The Sir Zelman Cowen Centre has three rooms available for hire at its Queen St premises. These rooms can be hired on a casual or ad hoc basis for courses, seminars, meetings, training or other functions.
To make a booking, please email cowen.centre@vu.edu.au.
Catering is available by arrangement.
Teaching spaces
Hire tutorial rooms, lecture theatres, computer labs and general purpose classrooms at any of our campuses. They suit business meetings, seminars and lectures.
All enquiries should be directed to the Room Bookings Coordinator on +61 3 9919 9410 or by completing a room booking request form.
We can provide on-campus catering for your next event.
Function spaces
VenU Restaurant
Located at VU's Footscray Nicholson Campus, VenU Restaurant is a 120-seat state-of-the art training restaurant featuring commercial sized training kitchens with individual stainless steel work stations and the latest cooking equipment, two theatre-style demonstration kitchens, a training bar and multimedia laboratories. The versatile floor plan offers multiple options to ensure you get the training environment that suits your organisation's needs.
VenU can accommodate between 10 and 120 guests.
Phone: +61 3 9919 7100
Email: catering@vu.edu.au
Sport & fitness facilities
Our sport and fitness centres provide a range of sporting facilities for hire, including an aquatic centre, five indoor sports courts, an athletics track and tennis courts.
Footscray Nicholson & Melton recreation centres
The recreation centres at our Footscray Nicholson and Melton campuses have multipurpose courts for hire, ideal for basketball, netball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis competitions.
Footscray Nicholson
Phone: +61 3 9919 5279
Email: nicholsonsport@vu.edu.au
Melton
Phone: +61 3 9919 5279
Email: vuafc@vu.edu.au
Footscray Park Aquatic & Fitness Centre
Footscray Park Aquatic & Fitness Centre comprises three-levels, which include swimming, sport and teaching facilities. It has a 25m x 25m heated pool, a fully equipped gym with cardiovascular equipment and multi-purpose aerobics and martial arts rooms.
Phone: +61 3 9919 4460
Email: vuafc@vu.edu.au
Inflatable obstacle course hire
If you're looking for something different for your next children's party, staff function, swimming carnival or school group, why not try our 18 metre inflatable obstacle course?
Werribee Sport & Fitness Centre
Werribee Sport & Fitness Centre has a range of strength training and cardiovascular equipment, tennis and basketball courts, and other sporting equipment for hire and use by students and the wider community.
Phone: +61 3 9919 8173
Email: werribeefitness@vu.edu.au
Whitten Oval Community Sports Hall
The brand new four court stadium at Whitten Oval Sports Hall is ideal for after school programs, clinics, evening competitions and holiday and school programs.
Phone: +61 3 9919 6344
Email: sarah.harrington@vu.edu.au